Brussels Mayor Attempts To Shut Down National Conservatism Conference by Force
It's a good thing opponents of the move can appeal to the liberal values of free speech, free association, and equal treatment under law.
It's a good thing opponents of the move can appeal to the liberal values of free speech, free association, and equal treatment under law.
Vance's latest gambit is pretty nonsensical, intellectually embarrassing, and obviously self-serving. But that doesn't mean that it's not dangerous too.
Breaking down Rubio's factually flawed and logically incoherent call for more government involvement in the economy.
Economic nationalists are claiming the deal endangers "national security" to convince Americans that a good deal for investors, employees, and the U.S. economy will somehow make America less secure. That's nonsense.
And the real kicker is that Intel was probably going to create those jobs without taxpayers funding anything.
Both companies consented to the deal. Why should they have to get permission from the president to do business?
Just say no to empowering government actors to put their thumbs on the scale on behalf of certain sectors.
Should there be any limits to a president's power to centrally plan the economy? Apparently not.
His speech in Davos challenged the growing worldwide trend of increased government involvement in economic affairs.
Companies based outside the United States employ 7.9 million Americans. Foreign investment isn't something to be feared or blocked, but welcomed.
The Cato Institute has posted a Spanish-language version of the article I coauthored with Alex Nowrasteh.
Coauthored with Cato Institute scholar Alex Nowrasteh.
More than five years after it began, former President Donald Trump's trade war is still spiraling out of control.
A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year.
Donald Trump's latest argument for protectionism is undermined by the realities of his own trade policies.
The "Tariff Man" promises to strike again.
Panic over China's rapid economic growth has fueled all manner of big-government proposals. They're looking even more foolish now.
The average working woman in 2023 earns enough money to buy a Barbie doll every 33 minutes. In 1959, it took nearly two hours.
A new document with more than 80 signatories puts liberty, not government, at the heart of the conservative movement.
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Hawley might call them "tariffs on China," but that's obvious nonsense: Tariffs are paid by Americans.
J.D. Vance and Co. are trying to give themselves permission to wield public power unconstitutionally.
Cass says industrial policy will only work if the politicians can put aside political disagreements and partisan agendas. In other words, industrial policy will never work.
The warning signs are flashing "don't be like China."
Unless Congress takes action, those tariffs will return on January 1. And the baby formula shortage hasn't yet passed.
The GOP has hit the dead end of Trump-style personality-cult populism. It's time to try having ideas.
What differentiates national conservatives from some other right-wing varietals is the desire to use government to destroy their enemies.
The racist Buffalo mass murderer's ideology drew on dangerous ideas common on both the ethnonationalist right and the far left.
Plus: The editors each point out one key disagreement they have with one another.
The former venture capitalist will face Rep. Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee, in November's general election.
Countries insulating themselves against future sanctions may block trade that lifted billions from misery.
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act is a lobbyist-crafted proposal that funnels emergency spending to politically connected special interests.
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Industrial policy is the wrong answer to a problem that mostly doesn't exist.
We should prefer drag queens in libraries over despots in the government.
Biden's argument about a strategic competition with China ignores America's advantages.
A Connecticut company got a $138 million government contract in order to break America's supposed "dependence" on foreign-made syringes. It has yet to produce even a single one.
It now plans to employ just 1,454 people after bulldozing dozens of homes to make room for a factory Donald Trump once touted as the "eighth wonder of the world."
Global supply chains beat government-directed manufacturing once again.
Liberal ideas are beginning to gain traction on the world's poorest continent.
Even supporters of Donald Trump think foreign trade and free markets are good for America.
Is the senator's authoritarian grandstanding the dark future of the GOP?
Shutting down the GSP program would reduce economic growth in developing countries and raise taxes on American importers.
Navarro is the missing link between the democratic socialists on the left and the economic nationalists on the right.
A Wisconsin business owner who spoke about losing business to China ended up inadvertently undermining the administration's argument for protectionism.
The Trump administration is spending big money to make sure America's drug supply chains aren't dependent on China. But that's not really necessary.
The Trump administration's "economic nationalist" agenda is little more than a cronyist attempt at propping up domestic companies with taxpayer cash.